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US 8,409,558 B2Granted
Method for treatment of onychomycosis
OwnerTim The Nguyeninventor
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Abstract
Onychomycosis present in a nail is treated by debridement such as grinding a portion of the nail, which includes an infected portion and thereafter applying a composition containing alkyl cyanoacrylate to the debrided surface which cures to a hard layer. The hard layer can be successively ground and coated with successive layers of alkyl cycanoacrylate.
Claims5
A method for treating a nail infected with onychomycosis comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a liquid composition containing alkyl cyanoacrylate;
- (b) performing debridement of the top surface of the infected nail to expose areas adjacent to and below the top surface infected with onychomycosis;
- (c) applying said liquid composition to cover said exposed areas after debridement, said applied liquid composition will subsequently harden to form a hard layer and form a barrier substantially preventing moisture and air contact with the areas of the nail beneath said hard layer still infected with onychomycosis;
- (d) waiting at least three days, then repeating steps (b) and (c);
- and,
- (e) repeating step (d) until the originally infected nail is substantially cured of onychomycosis.
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